MINIs do weird things when the battery is on it's way out. Is yours in good shape?
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Goldsmithy MINI Alliance AmbassadorArticles Moderator Supporting Member
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I bet that you meth kit is injecting bad data onto the cannbus....or otherwise interupting the data flow...
Net result is the cars network failed...so nothing can talk to one another...
How did you tap into the cars power, and get the i to for the meth kit to run?
Bet either the kit is junk or some of your handiwork caused an issue...not saying you messed it up, but a bad ground might cause a ground loop or you tapped the wrong wire, and messed up the network. -
And I'm guessing that based on the info about the cannbus errors you have on the other board ....
Folks have had similar issues when IPOD adaptors have failed..... everything suddenly worked fine when it was unplugged. -
Eric@Helix New MemberMotoring Alliance Founding Sponsor
Check battery terminals and ground straps.
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I used the wire described here in step #6.
http://altaperformance.com/attachment/74763-.pdf -
P1612- Serial Communication Link Instrument Pack
Something in the gauge cluster is shorting most likely. -
I can no longer connect to the OBDII to see if I have any other codes. I havent done anything that should have affected that.
Edit: I should clarify, I am able to connect to the obdII reader, but it cannot connect to the ECU it says. It is receiving power. -
Goldsmithy MINI Alliance AmbassadorArticles Moderator Supporting Member
Have you tried disconnecting your battery for 30 minutes and then reconnecting????
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If you followed the directions from alta for the boost gauge...you tapped the wiring behind the odb2 connector...that's is crap directions...check the wiring there...think something got pinched...or maybe tapped the wrong wire?! Then check the suggested ground bolt they suggested...when I added a item...I added a screw to the firewall...the ones they suggested had crap for continuity with a voltmeter. Check both....and me...I'd use a fuse tap, and fix the wire you chopped into by the odb2 plug...
Remember....it just alta-works....lol...sorry but they don't have a great reputation for some stuff. -
The emergency cable was added to most cars that passed through a dealers by 2005.....guess some dealers skipped it...sucks...make me happy how good of a dealer I had. -
Still not having any luck. Ive take the speedo and the tach out and gone through them. Ive also cleaned the connector I tapped into, it was a bit dirty. As well as the connector that is directly under the fuse box. All with no luck.
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Another thing, my buddy works for a BMW mechanic and with their computer was able to get all the functions of the gauge going in a test state.
Unfortunately their computer isnt adding any information I didnt already have through my own tests.
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